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The Philadelphia Eagles are proud to announce a new partnership with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and a medical services agreement with the physicians at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson.

With this partnership, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will serve an integral role with the highly successful “Eagles Tackling Breast Cancer Campaign” in October.

In addition, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, through the Rothman Institute at Jefferson, serves as an orthopaedic facility of the Philadelphia Eagles, where team physicians Dr. Peter DeLuca and Dr. Paul Marchetto are sports medicine specialists.

“We are happy to be partnering with an organization that has had such a positive impact on the entire Philadelphia region.  We truly appreciate Jefferson University Hospital’s participation in the Eagles Tackling Breast Cancer Campaign and look forward to working with them to generate a record-breaking donation towards cancer care and research at Jefferson,” says Mark Donovan, senior vice president of Business Operations for the Eagles.

The Eagles and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will officially kick off the Tackling Breast Cancer Campaign at a kickoff reception on Thursday, September 22nd at Boyd’s Philadelphia.

“Joining with the Eagles is in keeping with Jefferson’s and the Rothman Institute’s long-standing commitment to keeping athletes of all skill levels in top shape,” said Richard Rothman, M.D., Ph.D , director of the Rothman Institute at Jefferson, and James Edwards Professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jefferson.

Thomas Lewis, president and CEO of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, said, “Everyone at Jefferson University Hospital is excited about working with Philadelphia’s champion football team. Jefferson and the Eagles will make a great line-up.”

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has major programs for orthopaedics, heart disease, cancer treatment, neuroscience, high-risk childbirth, genetics, radiology, digestive diseases and many other areas of medicine and surgery. It is one of only a few hospitals in the United States that is both a Level I Trauma Center and a federally designated regional spinal cord injury center. The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson is designated as a clinical cancer center by the National Cancer Institute.

U.S.News and World Report has consistently ranked many of Jefferson's services as among the best in the nation. This year, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, staffed by Rothman Institute at Jefferson physicians, was ranked as the top and only hospital in Philadelphia for orthopaedics by U.S.News & World Report in their 2005 Best Hospitals survey. In addition, Jefferson physicians have been named among the best doctors by Philadelphia Magazine and by Best Doctors in America.

Jefferson has been ranked among “The Top Hospitals In America” by Modern Maturity, AARP’s magazine for people over 50. In addition, for eight years in a row, Jefferson University Hospital has been awarded the Consumer Choice Award by the National Research Corporation (NRC), for being an innovator and leader in health care in Philadelphia.

The Rothman Institute at Jefferson is the region’s premier provider of orthopaedic care. With more than 40 physicians and a dedicated staff, the Rothman Institute at Jefferson serves the Delaware Valley and surrounding areas by offering world-class expertise in virtually every orthopaedic specialty including joints, spine, sports medicine, shoulder and elbow, foot and ankle, hand and physical medicine and rehabilitation. The Rothman Institute at Jefferson also offers on site radiology services, physical therapy, orthotics and a new health and wellness program.